Agnes Lee
Agnes Lee (' Martha Agnes Rand; 1868 - 1939) was an American poet and translator.
Biography
Lee was born Martha Agnes Rand in 1868 in Chicago. She was the second daughter of William H. Rand, an American printer and publisher who co-founded th ...
, American poet
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Alan Lee (footballer)
Alan Desmond Lee (born 21 August 1978) is an Irish former footballer who played as a striker. He scored 119 goals in 547 appearances in a 19-year professional career in the Football League, and won 10 caps for the Republic of Ireland.
He starte ...
, former Irish footballer
* Albert Lee, English guitarist
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Alma Lee
Hedwige Alma Lee FRPSL RDP (née Grunberg; 30 April 1914 – 2 July 2000) was a Swiss-born naturalised British philatelist who specialised in the stamps of Switzerland and in topical collecting. She won large gold medals for her displays at Na ...
(1914-2000),, Swiss-born naturalised British philatelist
* Alvin Lee (1944–2013), born Graham Barnes, English guitarist and lead singer of the band Ten Years After
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Amasa Coleman Lee
Amasa Coleman Lee (July 19, 1880 – April 15, 1962) was an American newspaper editor, politician, and lawyer.
Family
Lee was born in Georgiana, Butler County, Alabama in 1880 to Cader Alexander Lee, a Confederate veteran, and his wife, the ...
, American politician
* Amos Lee, American singer
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Amy Lee
Amy Lynn Hartzler (; born December 13, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She is the co-founder, lead vocalist, and lead songwriter of the rock band Evanescence. Alongside her contributions with the band, Lee has also particip ...
, American singer
* Amy Freeman Lee, American artist, writer and lecturer
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Anders Lee
Anders Mark Lee (born July 3, 1990) is an American professional ice hockey winger and captain of the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). Lee attended the University of Notre Dame, where he played hockey for the Fighting Iris ...
(born 1990), American ice hockey player
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Andy Lee (American football)
Andrew Paul Lee (born August 11, 1982) is an American football punter for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Pittsburgh, and was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the sixth round of the ...
, American football punter for the San Francisco 49ers of the NFL
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Andy Lee (Korean singer)
Lee Sun-ho (; born January 21, 1981), mononymously credited as Andy (), is a South Korean singer, rapper and the youngest member of six-member boy band Shinhwa. Besides rapping for his band, Andy has ventured out into television acting, musica ...
, rapper/singer from boyband Shinhwa
* Ang Lee, Oscar-winning Taiwanese film director
* Ann Lee, leader of the Shaker movement
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Ann Lee (actress)
Ann Lee (August 8, 1918 - August 19, 2003) was an American businesswoman and actress.
Early years
Born August 8, 1918, in Amarillo, Texas, Lee was the daughter of James William Lee and DeMetres Thacker Lee. She grew up on the family's ranch nort ...
(1918–2003), American businesswoman and actress
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Ann Lee (illustrator)
Ann Lee (1753 – 1790) was a British botanical illustrator who also illustrated birds and insects.
Her father was James Lee, a Scottish nurseryman trading in Hammersmith, London, but is described in one source as "Botanist John Lee". Ann was ...
, botanical, insect and bird illustrator
* Ann Lee (singer), English pop singer
* Anna Lee, English actress, was on General Hospital, real name Joan Boniface Winnifrith
* Annabelle Lee, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League pitcher
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Anne Carter Lee
Anne Carter Lee (June 18, 1839 – October 20, 1862) was the fourth child and second daughter of General Robert E. Lee and Mary Anna Custis Lee. She grew up at Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, Arlington House on her family's plan ...
, daughter of Robert E. Lee
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Anne Hill Carter Lee
Anne Hill Carter Lee (March 26, 1773 – June 26, 1829) was the First Lady of Virginia from 1791 to 1794 as the wife of the ninth governor, Henry Lee III. She was the mother of the general-in-chief of the Confederate States of America, Robert E. ...
, First Lady of Virginia
* Arthur Lee, several people, including:
** Arthur Lee (musician), American frontman for Love
* Auriol Lee, English actress, stage director and producer
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* Barbara Lee, U.S. Representative from California's 9th congressional district
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Benjamin W. Lee
Benjamin Whisoh Lee (; January 1, 1935 – June 16, 1977), or Ben Lee, was a Korean-born American theoretical physicist. His work in theoretical particle physics exerted great influence on the development of the standard model in the late 20th ce ...
, Korean American theoretical physicist
* Bernard Lee, actor best known for portraying M in the James Bond films
* Bill Lee (author), Chinese-American writer and ex-member of the Joe Boys
* Bill Lee (left-handed pitcher), Major League Baseball pitcher
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Bill Lee (musician)
William James Edwards Lee III (born July 23, 1928) is an American musician. He is the father of Spike Lee and Joie Lee. He has composed original music for many of his son's films, including ''She's Gotta Have It'' (1986), ''School Daze'' (1988 ...
, American musician
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Bill Lee (right-handed pitcher)
William Crutcher "Big Bill" Lee (October 21, 1909 – June 15, 1977) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played professionally for the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, and Boston Braves during the 1930s and 1940s.
Early life and ...
, Major League Baseball player from 1934 to 1947
* Bobby Lee, comedian on MADtv
* Brandon Lee, Chinese-American actor and son of Bruce Lee
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Brandun Lee
Brandun Lee (born April 25, 1999) is an American professional boxer who held the IBO Inter-Continental super lightweight title in 2021. Lee's knockout-to-win ratio stands at 85%.
Early life
Lee was born and raised in Yuba City, California ...
(born 1999), American boxer of Korean and Mexican descent
* Brenda Lee, American singer
* Brenko Lee, Australian rugby league player
* Brett Lee, Australian cricketer
* Brodie Lee, American wrestler
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Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee (; born Lee Jun-fan, ; November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973) was a Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor. He was the founder of Jeet Kune Do, a hybrid martial arts philosophy drawing from different combat disciplines that ...
, Hong Kong actor and martial artist, son of Lee Hoi-chuen
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Bruce George Peter Lee
Peter Tredget (born Peter George Dinsdale 31 July 1960), formerly Bruce George Peter Lee, is a British serial killer, arsonist and mass murderer. He confessed to a total of 11 acts of arson, pleading guilty to 26 counts of manslaughter. 14 of ...
, prolific British serial killer, arsonist, and mass murderer
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Charles Lee (Attorney General)
Charles Lee (January 1, 1758 – June 24, 1815) was an American lawyer and politician from Virginia who served as United States Attorney General from 1795 until 1801, and as United States Secretary of State ''ad interim'' from May 13, 1800, to Ju ...
, United States Attorney General
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Charles Lee (general)
Charles Lee ( – 2 October 1782) was an English-born American military officer who served as a general of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He also served earlier in the British Army during the Seven Years War. He ...
Sir Christopher Lee
Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee (27 May 1922 – 7 June 2015) was an English actor and singer. In a long career spanning more than 60 years, Lee often portrayed villains, and appeared as Count Dracula in seven Hammer Film Productions, Ham ...
, English actor
* Cliff Lee, Major League Baseball pitcher
* Coco Lee, American singer
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Courtney Lee
Courtney Lee (born October 3, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball at Western Kentucky University.
Lee was drafted by the Orlando Magic with the 22nd overall pick in the 2008 NBA draft and was ...
, NBA player
* Lee Chia-hao (born 1999), Taiwanese badminton player
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Damion Lee
Damion Lee (born October 21, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for three years at Drexel University and transferred to Louisville f ...
Derrick Todd Lee
Derrick Todd Lee (November 5, 1968 – January 21, 2016), also known as The Baton Rouge Serial Killer, was an American serial killer. Between 1992 and 2003, Lee murdered seven women in the Baton Rouge area.
Prior to his murder charges, Lee had be ...
, American serial killer
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Desmond Lee
Sir Henry Desmond Pritchard Lee (30 August 1908 – 8 December 1993) was an English classical scholar specialising in ancient philosophy who became a Fellow and tutor of Corpus Christi College at Cambridge University, a lecturer in the univers ...
, Singaporean Cabinet Minister and Lawyer
* Don Lee or Donald Lee, several people
* Dorothy Lee, several people
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Dylan Lee
Dylan Ryan Lee (born August 1, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for Fresno State. He was drafted by the Miami Marlins in the 10th round of the 201 ...
(born 1994), American baseball player
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Ed Lee
Edwin Mah Lee (Chinese: 李孟賢; May 5, 1952 – December 12, 2017) was an American politician and attorney who served as the 43rd Mayor of San Francisco from 2011 until his death. He was the first Asian American to hold the office.
Born in ...
(1952–2017), American attorney and mayor of San Francisco, California
* Edrick Lee (born 1992), Australian rugby league player
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Edwin Gray Lee
Edwin Gray Lee (May 27, 1836 – August 24, 1870) was an American soldier from Virginia and a Confederate brigadier general during the American Civil War. He was a member of the Lee family and first cousin once removed of Robert E. Lee.
Biog ...
(1836–1870), Confederate brigadier general in the American Civil War
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El Franco Lee
El Franco Lee (January30, 1949January3, 2016) was an American politician who served as a Harris County commissioner from 1985 to his death in 2016. Before becoming a county commissioner, he served as a member of the Texas House of Representative ...
(1949–2016), American politician
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Eleanor Agnes Lee
Eleanor Agnes Lee (February 27, 1841 – October 15, 1873) was an American diarist and poet. The fifth child of General Robert E. Lee and Mary Anna Custis Lee, she was a member of the prominent Lee family of Virginia and was affectionately calle ...
(1841–1873), American diarist, poet, and daughter of
Robert E. Lee
Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, towards the end of which he was appointed the overall commander of the Confederate States Army. He led the Army of Nort ...
* Erica Lee (1888–1981), English sculptor
* Euna Lee (born 1972), South Korean-born American journalist for Current TV
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Evan Lee (disambiguation) Evan Lee may refer to:
* Evan Lee (baseball)
* Evan Lee (soccer)
Evan Lee (born November 23, 1993) is an American professional soccer player who plays for Greenville Triumph in the USL League One.
Career Early career
Lee played four years of c ...
, several people
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Everett Lee
Everett Astor Lee (August 31, 1916 – January 12, 2022) was an American symphonic conductor, opera music director, violinist and music scholar. He was the first African American to conduct a Broadway musical, the first to "conduct an establishe ...
(1916–2022), American conductor and violinist
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* Fitzhugh Lee, general, diplomat, and Governor of Virginia
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Floyd Lee
Floyd Lee, also known as Theodore Williams (August 20, 1933 – June 7, 2020), was an American blues musician. A native of Mississippi, Lee traveled around the United States before settling in New York in 1972. He is best known for his passionate ...
, American blues musician
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Francis Lightfoot Lee
Francis Lightfoot Lee (October 14, 1734 – January 11, 1797) was a Founding Father of the United States and a member of the House of Burgesses in the Colony of Virginia. As an active protester regarding issues such as the Stamp Act of 1765, L ...
, delegate to the Continental Congress from Virginia, Virginia senator
* Francis Nigel Lee, Christian theologian
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Frankie Lee (musician)
Frankie Lee (April 29, 1941 – April 24, 2015) was an American soul blues and electric blues singer and songwriter who released six albums. His style has been compared to that of Otis Redding. The New York '' Daily News'' wrote that Lee had "on ...
(1941–2015), American soul blues and electric blues singer and songwriter
* Franny Lee, English footballer, racehorse trainer and entrepreneur
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* G. Avery Lee (1916–2008), Baptist preacher in New Orleans
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Gary A. Lee
Gary Alcide Lee (August 18, 1933 – October 12, 2022) was an American politician from New York (state), New York. A Republican Party (United States), Republican, he was noted for his service as a member of the New York State Assembly (1975–197 ...
(1933-2022), American politician
* Geddy Lee, Canadian rock music bass guitarist and singer
* George Lee, several people
* Gordon Lee (footballer), English footballer and football manager
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Graham Lee (Australian musician)
Graham Francis Lee (born 11 December 1953) is an Australian musician and record producer, best known as the steel guitar player of the 1980s band The Triffids, where he was nicknamed 'Evil Graham Lee'.Australian Rock Database entries:
* Graham L ...
, Australian rock musician and record producer
* Graham Lee (jockey), horse jockey in Ireland and the United Kingdom
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Greg Lee (basketball)
Gregory Scott Lee (December 12, 1951September 21, 2022) was an American professional basketball and volleyball player. He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins, winning back-to-back national championships as their starting point guard i ...
Hannah Harrison Ludwell Lee
Hannah Harrison Ludwell Lee (December 5, 1701 – January 25, 1750) was an American colonial heiress and the wife of Colonel Thomas Lee. A granddaughter of Philip Ludwell and Benjamin Harrison II, she was a prominent figure within the American ge ...
, American colonist
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Harold B. Lee
Harold Bingham Lee (March 28, 1899 – December 26, 1973) was an American religious leader and educator who served as the 11th president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from July 1972 until his death in December 19 ...
, 11th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Harper Lee
Nelle Harper Lee (April 28, 1926February 19, 2016) was an American novelist best known for her 1960 novel ''To Kill a Mockingbird''. It won the 1961 Pulitzer Prize and has become a classic of modern American literature. Lee has received numero ...
, American novelist
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Harry Lee (sheriff)
Harry Lee (朱家祥, pinyin: Zhū Jiāxiáng; August 27, 1932 – October 1, 2007) was the long-time sheriff of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. He was first elected in 1979 as the thirtieth sheriff, and was re-elected six times, having served ...
(1932–2007), Chinese-American sheriff of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
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Henry Lee (disambiguation) Henry Lee may refer to:
People
*Sir Henry Lee of Ditchley (1533–1611), Master of the Ordnance and Queen's Champion under Elizabeth I of England, MP for Buckinghamshire
*Henry Lee (Canterbury MP) (c. 1657–1734), MP for Canterbury
*Capt. Henry ...
Jason Lee (field hockey)
Jason David Lee (born 21 May 1970)) is an English field hockey coach and former international player. Lee was born at Hayes in Greater London and played hockey at Old Bordenians Hockey Club in Sittingbourne in Kent.
Jeanette Lee (pool player)
Jeanette Lee (born Lee Jin-Hee, Hangul: 이진희, July 9, 1971, in Brooklyn, New York) is a Korean-American professional pool player. She was nicknamed the Black Widow by her friends because, in spite of her sweet demeanor, she would "eat peo ...
(born 1971), American pocket billiards player, a.k.a. "The Black Widow"
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Jeannette Lee (Rough Trade)
Jeannette Lee is a British music record executive, music manager, filmmaker and former musician. A retail worker at the Acme Attractions store that, along with the SEX boutique run by Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood, was instrumental in s ...
, former member of Public Image Ltd; co-owner of Rough Trade Records
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Jeannette H. Lee
Jeannette H. Lee (born in Seoul, South Korea) is a Korean–American entrepreneur based in Washington, D.C., and later in Kansas City, Missouri. Lee was also known for several years under the married name Jeannette Lee White.
Early life
Lee ...
John A. Lee
John Alfred Alexander Lee (31 October 1891 – 13 June 1982) was a New Zealand politician and writer. He is one of the more prominent avowed socialism in New Zealand, socialists in New Zealand's political history.
Lee was elected as a me ...
, New Zealand politician and writer
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John B. Lee
John Busteed Lee (born 1951) is a Canadian author and poet who is Poet Laureate of Brantford, Ontario. He has received more than 60 prestigious international awards for poetry.
Biography
Early life
Born in Highgate, Ontario, Lee was rais ...
, Canadian author and poet who is presently Poet Laureate of Brantford, Ontario
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John 'Babbacombe' Lee
John "Babbacombe" Lee (15 August 1864 – 19 March 1945) was an Englishman famous for surviving three attempts to hang him for murder. Born in Abbotskerswell, Devon, Lee served in the Royal Navy, and was a known thief.
In 1885, he was c ...
, English murderer
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John C. H. Lee
John Clifford Hodges Lee (1 August 1887 – 30 August 1958) was a career US Army engineer, who rose to the rank of lieutenant general and commanded the Communications Zone (ComZ) in the European Theater of Operations during World War II.
A grad ...
John Lee (blues musician)
John Arthur Lee (May 24, 1915 – October 11, 1977) was an American country blues guitarist, pianist, singer and songwriter. He recorded two singles released by Federal in 1952 and, despite a period of 13 years away from music, Lee was 'redisco ...
, (1915–1977) American country blues musician
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John Lee (British actor)
John Lee (1725–1781) was an English actor and manager of plays.
Life
He is first heard of at the theatre in Leman Street, Goodman's Fields, London where he played, on 13 November 1745, Sir Charles Freeman in ''The Beaux' Stratagem''. His name ...
John Rafter Lee
John Rafter Lee is an English actor, narrator, playwright and producer.
Biography
Lee was born in England with Irish ancestry. His father worked as a carpenter and other men in his family were blacksmiths, brick layers and plumbers. Lee himse ...
, actor/voice actor, best known for his portrayal of Trevor Goodchild in Peter Chung's ''Æon Flux''
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Johnson Lee
Johnson Lee (; born 11 April 1974) is a Hong Kong-Canadian TVB actor and celebrity impersonator.
Born in Hong Kong, Lee immigrated to Canada in 1984 and settled in the Toronto area. He graduated from the University of Toronto and studied animati ...
, Hong Kong entertainer
* Jong Ho Lee, Korean engineer
* Jonna Lee, Swedish singer
* Joseph Lee, Scottish poet, journalist and artist
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* Kai-Fu Lee, American information technology executive and founding president of Google China
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Kam Lee
Barney Kamalani "Kam" Lee is an American death metal vocalist. He is best known for his vocal contributions to an early incarnation of Death (called Mantas) from 1983 to 1984, and later joined Massacre in 1985.
Career
Massacre recorded two de ...
, American death metal Massacre singer
* Keiran Lee, British pornographic actor, director and producer
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Khalil Lee
Khalil Rashad Lee (born June 26, 1998) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Dorados de Chihuahua of the Mexican League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets.
Career Amateur career
Lee g ...
, American baseball player
* Kieran Lee, English footballer for Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
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Korey Lee
Korey Bryan Lee (born July 25, 1998) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Houston Astros.
From Vista, California, Lee attended University o ...
, American baseball player
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Laetitia Corbin Lee
Laetitia Corbin Lee (August 25, 1657 – October 6, 1706) was an American colonist. She was the daughter of Henry Corbin, one of the most powerful and influential political leaders in the Colony of Virginia. In 1674 she married the politician Rich ...
, American colonist
* Larisa Lee, Australian politician
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Larry Lee (baseball coach)
Larry Patrick Lee (born December 12, 1959) is an American college baseball coach, currently serving as the head coach of the Cal Poly Mustangs baseball team. He began this job prior to the 2003 season.
Playing career
After graduating from San Lu ...
, American college baseball coach
* Lauranett Lee, American historian, educator, and curator
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Laurie Lee
Laurence Edward Alan "Laurie" Lee, MBE (26 June 1914 – 13 May 1997) was an English poet, novelist and screenwriter, who was brought up in the small village of Slad in Gloucestershire.
His most notable work is the autobiographical trilogy ...
, English poet, novelist, and screenwriter
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Leapy Lee
Lee Graham (born Graham Pulleyblank, 2 July 1939) better known by his stage name Leapy Lee, is an English singer, best known for his 1968 single " Little Arrows," which reached No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart, and was a Top 20 country and pop hit ...
, English pop singer
* Lee Chaerin, also known as CL, leader of South Korean pop group 2NE1
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Lee Chang-ho
Lee Chang-ho ( ko, 이창호; born 29 July 1975 in Jeonju, North Jeolla) is a South Korean professional Go player of 9-dan rank. He is regarded by many as the best Go player of the late 1990s and early 2000s. He was a student of Cho Hun ...
, Korean Go player
* Lee Chong Wei, Malaysian badminton player
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Lee Donghae
Lee Dong-hae (born October 15, 1986), referred to as Donghae, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, composer and actor. He became a trainee under SM Entertainment after winning a prize at SM's ''Youth Best Contest'' in 2001. After four years of ...
, member of Korean pop group Super Junior
* Lee Eun-ju, Korean actress
* Lee Eung-kyung, Korean actress
* Lee Hoi-chuen, Cantonese Opera singer and actor, father of Bruce Lee
* Lee Howon, Korean rapper, singer, dancer of boyband Infinite
* Lee Hsien Loong, third Prime Minister of Singapore
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Lee Hsien Yang
Lee Hsien Yang (; born 24 September 1957) is a Singaporean businessman.
Education
Lee attended Catholic High School and National Junior College before graduating from Trinity College, Cambridge with a double first in engineering science under th ...
, Singaporean Businessman and former Brigadier-General
* Lee Hyori, Korean pop singer
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Lee Hyukjae
Lee Hyuk-jae (; born on July 5, 1973) is a South Korean comedian.
Filmography Television shows
* ''Road Show Quiz Expedition'' (KBS2
The Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) () is the national broadcaster of South Korea. Founded in February 19 ...
, Korean comedian
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Lee Jae-Dong
Lee Jae-dong (born 9 January 1990), who plays simply under the name Jaedong, is a South Korean professional '' StarCraft: Brood War'' player and former ''StarCraft II'' player, playing most recently for team Evil Geniuses prior to his StarCraft ...
, a professional StarCraft player
* Lee Jang-woo, Korean actor and singer
* Lee Ji-ah, Korean actress
* Lee Jinki, known by stage name Onew, leader and vocalist of South Korean boy band SHINee
* Lee Jong-hyun, Member of Korean boy band CNBLUE
* Lee Joon, Member of Korean boy band MBLAQ
* Lee Junho, member of Korean pop group 2PM
* Lee Kong Chian, Chinese businessman and philanthropist
* Lee Kuan Yew, first Prime Minister of Singapore
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Lee Min-ho (actor born 1987)
Lee Min-ho (, born June 22, 1987) is a South Korean actor, singer, model, creative director and businessman. He gained widespread fame worldwide with his role as Gu Jun-pyo in ''Boys Over Flowers'' (2009) which also earned him the Best New Acto ...
, South Korean actor and singer best known for his role in ''Boys Over Flowers''
* Lee Min-ho (actor born 1993), Korean actor
* Lee Min-hyuk, Korean singer, rapper, member of boy band BtoB
* Lee Min-hyuk, South Korean singer, member of boy band Monsta X
* Lee Shau-kee, Hong Kong billionaire businessman
* Lee Soon-Kyu, Korean singer
* Lee Seunghyun, also known as Seungri, Korean singer and dancer, member of boyband Big Bang
* Lee Seung-gi, Korean actor and singer
* Lee Sungjong, Korean singer, member of boyband Infinite
* Lee Sungmin, member of Korean pop group Super Junior
* Lee Sungyeol, Korean Singer, member of boyband Infinite
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Lee Taemin
Lee Tae-min (born July 18, 1993), better known mononymously as Taemin, is a South Korean singer, actor and dancer. He debuted as a member of the boy band Shinee in May 2008 and the supergroup SuperM in 2019, both under SM Entertainment, and h ...
, Korean singer, dancer, member of boy band SHINee
* Lee Tae Sung, Korean actor
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Lee Teng-hui
Lee Teng-hui (; 15 January 192330 July 2020) was a Taiwanese statesman and economist who served as President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) under the 1947 Constitution and chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT) from 1988 to 2000. He was the fir ...
, first democratically elected President of the Republic of China
* Lee Toong Leon, Malaysian businessman
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Lee Wei Ling
Lee Wei Ling is a Singaporean neurologist. She was the director of the National Neuroscience Institute.
Career
Lee received a President's Scholarship in 1973, before studying in the medical faculty of the University of Singapore (now the Nationa ...
, Singaporean Neurologist
* Lee Yock Suan, former Singaporean Cabinet Minister
* Lee Yong-dae, Korean badminton player
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Lee family
The Lee family of the United States is a historically significant Virginia and Maryland political family, whose many prominent members are known for their accomplishments in politics and the military. The family became prominent in colonial Bri ...
, Singaporean political family
* Lee-Hamblin family, U.S. political family
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Leonard Lee
Leonard G. Lee CM (July 17, 1938 – July 7, 2016) was a Canadian entrepreneur and founder of Lee Valley Tools and Canica Design. Lee was born in 1938 in Wadena, Sask., and grew up in a log cabin without electricity or running water.
He rece ...
, Canadian entrepreneur
* Leonard Leroy Lee, birthname of American actor Robert Fuller
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Leonidas Lee
Leonidas Pyrrhus Lee, born as Leonidas Pyrrhus Funkhouser (December 13, 1860 – June 11, 1912) was an American professional player who played one season in Major League Baseball as an outfielder for the St. Louis Brown Stockings. He made hi ...
, Major League Baseball player in 1877
* Lettice Lee, colonial American socialite
* Lila Lee, American actress
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Linda Lee (bridge)
Linda Marcia Lee (born 24 July 1947) is a Canadian bridge player and co-owner of Master Point Press, the world's leading publisher of books on bridge. After a lengthy absence from women's bridge, she won back-to-back Canadian Women's Teams titles ...
* Mark Lee, Canadian television sportscaster
* Mark Lee, Canadian entertainer and member of K-pop boy group NCT
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Mark Lee Kok Huang
Mark Lee Kok Huang (; born 16 October 1968) is a Singaporean comedian, actor, television host and film director.
Early life
Lee's father was a barber, and his mother was a food and beverage stall assistant. Growing up, Lee would help out in th ...
, Singaporean comedian, actor, television host and film director
* Martin Lee, founding chairman of the Hong Kong Democratic Party
* Martin Lee Ka-shing, director of Hong Kong and China Gas
* Mary Lee, several people
* Matthew Lee (wrestler), Canadian professional wrestler
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Matty Lee
Matthew Lee (born 5 March 1998) is a British diver and Olympic gold medallist. Adept in both individual and synchronised diving, and across both 3-metre springboard and platform, Lee won the gold medal in 10-metre platform at the 2015 Europ ...
, British Olympic diver
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Maureen Lee
Maureen Lee (1932 – 31 December 2020) was a British novelist of one hundred and fifty short-stories and dramatic historical romance novels. In 2000, her novel ''Dancing in the Dark'' won the Romantic Novel of the Year Award by the Romantic Nov ...
, writer
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McDowell Lee
Charles McDowell Lee (February 12, 1925 – April 17, 2014) was an American politician.
Born in Clayton, Alabama, Lee went to Auburn University. He then served in the United States Navy from 1943 to 1945 during World War II. He received his bach ...
, American politician
* Mela Lee, American voice actress
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Mike Lee (Utah politician)
Michael Shumway Lee (born June 4, 1971) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Utah, a seat he has held since 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Lee began his career as a clerk for the ...
, U.S. Senator from Utah
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Mildred Childe Lee
Mildred Childe Lee (February 10, 1846 – March 27, 1905) was an American society hostess and the youngest child of Robert E. Lee and Mary Anna Custis Lee. She was the last member of the Lee family to be born at Arlington Plantation and had a p ...
, daughter of
Robert E. Lee
Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, towards the end of which he was appointed the overall commander of the Confederate States Army. He led the Army of Nort ...
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Monte Lee
Monte Wesley Lee (born February 9, 1977) is an American baseball coach, who is the current associate head baseball coach and recruiting coordinator for the South Carolina Gamecocks. He played college baseball for the Charleston Cougars from 1996 ...
, American college baseball coach
* Muna Lee, American Olympic sprinter
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* Nelson Lee, professional name of
Richard Nelson Lee
Richard Nelson Lee, known as Nelson Lee (8 January 1806 – 2 January 1872) was an English actor, theatre manager and writer of pantomimes and plays.
Life
By his own account, Lee was born in Kew on 8 January 1806; it was the day of Nelson's public ...
(1806–1872), English actor, theatre manager and dramatist
* Noël Lee, American classical pianist and composer living in Paris
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* Opal Lee, described by AARP as grandmother of Juneteenth (June 19, USA)
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Oudious Lee
Oudious Lee, Jr. (born June 14, 1956) is a former American football nose tackle who played one season with the St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and at ...
, American football player
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Paris Lee
Paris Lee (born April 20, 1995) is an American-born naturalized Cameroonian professional basketball player who last played for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for Illinois State University ...
Peggy Lee
Norma Deloris Egstrom (May 26, 1920 – January 21, 2002), known professionally as Peggy Lee, was an American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, composer, and actress, over a career spanning seven decades. From her beginning as a vocalis ...
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Peter Lee Peter Lee may refer to:
*Peter Lee (bishop of Christ the King) (born 1947), England-born Anglican bishop, working in South Africa
*Peter Lee (bishop of Virginia) (born 1938), American bishop of the Episcopal Church
*Peter Lee (chess player) (born 19 ...
Poy Gum Lee
Poy Gum Lee (; 1900–1968) was a Chinese-American architect. Lee is known for his Art Deco buildings with Chinese architectural influence or "Chinese Deco" in Shanghai as well as in Chinatown, Manhattan, New York City.
Early life and education ...
, Chinese-American architect
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Ralph Lee
Ralph Lee is an American puppeteer and theatre artist. His work is centered on the design and use of masks in theatre and performance. The majority of his productions take place outside of traditional performance venues, include parades, pageants, ...
, puppet-maker
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Rex E. Lee
Rex Edwin Lee (February 27, 1935 – March 11, 1996) was an American lawyer and academic who served as the 37th Solicitor General of the United States from 1981 until 1985. He was responsible for bringing the solicitor general's office to the cent ...
, U.S. Solicitor General
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Richard Lee (disambiguation) Richard Lee may refer to:
Politicians
*Sir Richard Lee (engineer) (1513–1575), military engineer and MP for Hertfordshire
* Richard Lee (MP for City of London) for City of London (Parliament of England constituency)
*Richard Lee (MP for Much Wen ...
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Rita Lee
Rita Lee Jones (; born 31 December 1947) is a Brazilian rock singer, composer and writer. She is a former member of the Brazilian band Os Mutantes and is a popular figure in Brazilian entertainment, where she is also known for being an animal ...
, Brazilian (with American ancestry) Rock singer/composer
* Rob Lee, English football player
* Robert Lee, Hong Kong musician, younger brother of Bruce Lee
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Robert E. Lee
Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, towards the end of which he was appointed the overall commander of the Confederate States Army. He led the Army of Nort ...
, Confederate general in the American Civil War
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Robert E. Lee
Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, towards the end of which he was appointed the overall commander of the Confederate States Army. He led the Army of Nort ...
, American playwright
* Ruta Lee, American actress and dancer, real name Ruta Mary Kilmonis
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* Sam Lee, Hong Kong actor
* Sammy Lee (footballer), English football player and manager
* Samuel Philips Lee, Union admiral in the American Civil War
* Sean Lee, American football linebacker for the Penn State University football team
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Shane Lee
Shane Lee (born 8 August 1973) is a former Australian first-class cricketer. He was an all-rounder known for his hard batting and medium-pace bowling and is the elder brother of Australian pace bowler Brett Lee. He played for Australia and al ...
Sondra Lee
Sondra Lee (born September 30, 1930) is an American former actress and dancer who performed on Broadway, on television, and in films.
Early years
Lee was born in Newark, New Jersey, and grew up there. As a child, she received growth hormone shot ...
(born 1930), American actress and dancer
* Sook-Yin Lee, Canadian musician, filmmaker, actor and media personality
* Sophie Lee, Australian actress
* Spencer Lee, American freestyle and folkstyle wrestler
* Spike Lee, African-American movie director
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Stan Lee
Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber ; December 28, 1922 – November 12, 2018) was an American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer. He rose through the ranks of a family-run business called Timely Publications which ...
Stewart Lee (cricketer)
Stewart Charles Burnaby Lee (1885 – 2 February 1960) was an English cricketer. Lee's batting (cricket), batting and bowling (cricket), bowling styles are unknown. He was born at Thame, Oxfordshire.
Lee made his debut for Oxfordshire Co ...
, English cricketer
* Sunisa Lee (born 2003), American gymnast
* Lee Soonkyu, Korean popstar, known as Sunny Lee
* Suk-chae Lee, Korean businessman
Terry Lee (cricketer)
Terence Henderson Lee OAM (born 31 August 1940) is a former cricketer who played first-class cricket for New South Wales from 1962 to 1967. He later became prominent in research and development in the Australian wine industry, work for which h ...
, Australian cricketer and oenologist
* Tim Berners Lee, English inventor of the World Wide Web and director of World Wide Web Consortium
* Lee Tim-shing, Hong Kong television producer
* Tommy Lee, American heavy metal musician
* Tyler Lee, Canadian PS3 professional game player
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* Vernon Lee, pseudonym of British writer Violet Paget (1856–1935)
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Vincent Lee Chuan Leong
Vincent Lee Chuan Leong (李泉梁 Lǐ Quánliáng) is a Singaporean ex-convict who, together with two illegal immigrants from China, kidnapped a 14-year-old female student in 1999. The trio abducted the teenager into their rented car, and then ...
, Singaporean kidnapper
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William Lee (American judge)
William Lee was an English-born American politician, military officer, and slaveowner. He served in the War of 1812 and in the Creek War as an officer in the Georgia Volunteer Militia. An early settler of Alabama, Lee attended the convention th ...
, American judge and Alabama state legislator
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William C. Lee
Major General William Carey Lee (March 12, 1895 –June 25, 1948) was a senior United States Army officer who fought in World War I and World War II, during which he commanded the 101st Airborne Division, nicknamed the "Screaming Eagles". Lee is ...
Young-Pyo Lee
Lee Young-pyo ( ko, 이영표; ; born 23 April 1977) is a retired South Korean professional footballer who played as a right-footed left back. Lee was recognized for his speed and dribbling skills. His former manager Martin Jol once called him ...
, South Korean footballer
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Yuan Tseh Lee
Yuan Tseh Lee (; born 19 November 1936) is a Taiwanese chemist and a Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. He was the first Taiwanese Nobel Prize laureate who, along with the Hungarian-Canadian John C. Polanyi and America ...
, Taiwanese chemist and Nobel prize winner in chemistry 1986
Fictional characters
* Annabel Lee, title character in Edgar Allan Poe's 1849 elegiac poem
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Bill Lee (Stargate)
Over its decade of existence, science fiction TV series ''Stargate SG-1'' developed an extensive and detailed backdrop of diverse characters. Many of the characters are members of alien species discovered while exploring the galaxy through the S ...
, in the science fiction television series ''Stargate SG-1''
* Chief Inspector Lee, played by Jackie Chan in the ''Rush Hour'' film series
* Gaeun Lee, a protagonist in the anime series '
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Jann Lee
The following is a list of characters from the ''Dead or Alive (franchise), Dead or Alive'' video game series, created by Tecmo and Team Ninja.
Characters Main series
Spin-off series
''Xtreme ''series
Introduced in ''Dead or Alive''
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, in the ''Dead or Alive'' video game series
* Juniper Lee, from the animated series ''The Life and Times of Juniper Lee''
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Michelle Lee (NCIS)
''NCIS (TV series), NCIS'' is an American police procedural television series, revolving around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which investigates crimes involving the U.S. Navy and United States ...
, from American TV series ''NCIS''
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Nelson Lee (detective)
Nelson Lee is a fictional detective who featured in the Amalgamated Press papers over a 40-year run. Created in 1894 by John William Staniforth, Maxwell Scott (the pseudonym of Dr. John Staniforth 1863-1927) he appeared in various publication ...
, detective in British story papers, created in 1894
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Rock Lee
is a fictional character in the anime and manga series ''Naruto'' created by Masashi Kishimoto. At first Masashi designed Lee to symbolize human strength. In the anime and manga, Lee is a ninja affiliated with the village of Konohagakure, and is ...
, from the anime/manga series ''Naruto''
* Lee Chaolan, in the ''Tekken'' games
* Lee Rosen, a main character in the TV Series ''Alphas''
Other
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List of people with the Korean family name Lee
Lee (리 or 이) is a family name among ethnic Koreans, with approximately 15% of all Koreans sharing the name. This is a list of notable people with the Korean name Lee, also transliterated as Yi, in South Korea and Ri, in North Korea; Yie, Rhee ...
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Lee (English surname)
Lee is a common surname in English language, English-speaking countries.
In the United States during the year 2000 US Census, 2000 census, "Lee" was the most common American surnames, 22nd-most-common surname.United States Census Bureau.Genealo ...
, a common English surname
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Lee (Chinese surname)
Lee may refer to:
Name
Given name
* Lee (given name), a given name in English
Surname
* Chinese surnames romanized as Li or Lee:
** Li (surname 李) or Lee (Hanzi ), a common Chinese surname
** Li (surname 利) or Lee (Hanzi ), a Chinese s ...
or Li, several Chinese surnames
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Lee (surname 李)
Lee may refer to:
Name
Given name
* Lee (given name), a given name in English
Surname
* Chinese surnames romanized as Li or Lee:
** Li (surname 李) or Lee (Hanzi ), a common Chinese surname
** Li (surname 利) or Lee (Hanzi ), a Chinese s ...
or Li (Hanzi ), a common Chinese surname
** Lee (surname 利) or Li (Hanzi ), a common Chinese surname
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Lee (Korean surname)
Lee, Revised Romanization of Korean, I, or Yi () is the List of South Korean surnames by prevalence, second-most-common surname in Korea, behind Kim (Korean surname), Kim (김). Historically, 李 was officially written as Ni () in Korea. The ...
or Rhee or Yi (Hanja , Hangul or ), a common Korean surname derived from the Chinese ( "Lee" or "Li")
* Vaughan-Lee
See also
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Lee (given name)
Lee is a given name derived from the English surname Lee (which is ultimately from a placename derived from Old English ''leah'' "clearing; meadow").
According to the Social Security Administration's popular baby name database, its popularity pe ...
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Lee (disambiguation)
Lee may refer to:
Name
Given name
* Lee (given name), a given name in English
Surname
* Chinese surnames romanized as Li or Lee:
** Li (surname 李) or Lee (Hanzi ), a common Chinese surname
** Li (surname 利) or Lee (Hanzi ), a Chinese ...